ADVISE, CONSULT, CREATE

THE ULTIMATE CONNECTOR

As one of the most trusted strategic minds in global fashion, Fern Mallis brings unparalleled industry insight, brand building intuition, and a world class network to every partnership. Through her fashion and design consultancy, she provides bespoke guidance for organizations looking to elevate their visibility, strengthen their identity, and accelerate meaningful growth.

Strategic Brand & Business Consulting

  • Advises fashion, lifestyle, and design companies on branding, image, and creative positioning
  • Crafts strategic roadmaps to support sustainable growth and market relevance
  • Provides high-level counsel on business development, partnerships, and organizational direction

Event Concepting & Production

  • Develops, produces, and refines events—from intimate activations to retail markets
  • Ensures programming that is culturally relevant, press-worthy, and aligned with brand DNA

Global Fashion Week Advisory

  • Consultant and advisor to regional Fashion Weeks, including Charleston, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Omaha, and Nashville
  • Creator of mentorship initiatives for Seoul Fashion Week
  • Spearheaded the creation of international fashion weeks, including India, Berlin,

Why Brands Choose Fern

Fern’s consulting approach goes beyond traditional strategy—she brings access, credibility, and a nuanced read on culture that only the architect of NYFW can offer. Known as “The Ultimate Connector,” she bridges designers, business leaders, media, and cultural figures to unlock collaborations and elevate brands on the global stage.

 

 

 

@couture.to.the.max, a renowned designer and social media personality at just 9 years old, caught Fern’s attention. Fern reached out via Instagram and has since dedicated herself to mentoring him—taking him to New York Fashion Week shows, featuring him on the Tamron Hall Show, and introducing him to celebrated designers. Together, they collaborated to design three stunning caftans—in green, pink sequin, and leopard—carefully selecting the fabrics and creating the designs themselves. Produced with love, these pieces were proudly showcased on the Tamron Hall Show, and are available for purchase exclusively at maxalexander.shop.

 

 

 

 

 

Fern Mallis was invited by Echo Scarves to participate in their Echo 100 charity scarf initiative. For this project, 100 designers are creating unique scarves, each choosing a charity to benefit from the proceeds of their design.

 

Inspired by her Fashion Icons interview series, Fern’s scarf features illustrations by Ruben Baghdasaryan that celebrate the lives, extraordinary careers, and contributions to fashion from the past, present, and future. Coming full circle, the proceeds from this scarf will benefit the 92nd Street Y—the venue for her interview series and one of New York’s longest-standing and most influential cultural institutions.

 

Please visit Echonewyork.com to learn more and purchase the scarf.

In addition to her 92Y Fashion Icons series, she created and hosted her own radio show, Fashion Insiders w/Fern Mallis on Sirius XM’s flagship celebrity talk channel – STARS, interviewing the best and brightest industry personalities, celebrities, and professionals. In the three years her radio show was on the air, Mallis conducted over 400 fashion interviews